Reblogged from Dead But Dreaming:
This article is an amalgamation of some previous posts at deadbutdreaming, a shorter version of which was recently published by New Dawn Magazine. It probably raises more questions than it gives answers, but I wanted to put these ideas in one place before moving on to any further Cosmic interpretations of what the faerie phenomenon might really be about. There has been an upsurge of interest in the potential ontological realities of the faeries in the last couple of years, and it seems as if folklore, Forteana, science, paranormal research and philosophical metaphysics may be beginning to draw together to tease out what has previously been hidden or unimagined. But the faeries remain elusive; always at the periphery of our cultural vision. They are not going to divest their secrets easily – and that’s perhaps as it should be.
What are the faeries? Where do they come from and where do they go when they’re not interacting with their human observers? Faeries have been an important part of the folkloric repertoire for hundreds (perhaps even thousands) of years, and while they are portrayed in the popular imagination through faerietales and have become disneyfied through the 20th century, their main presence is in the myriad of folktales and anecdotes from every part of the globe. They usually (though not always) take a humanoid form, and interact with human societies as amorphous supernatural entities, appearing in our world to both co-operate with people and as general arbiters of mischief, while also living in their own Otherworld, sometimes accessible to humans either through accident or abduction. While the phenomenon is ancient, the belief in these metaphysical beings continues, and there are thousands of encounter reports from all over the world every year, as demonstrated by the recent survey by The Fairy Investigation Society, which includes c.500 testimonies.
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Faeries were and remain an integral part of 19 century folklore and to date. People believed in them, even supposed photographs were taken of them. It’s magical realism at its best, though many people insist they truly exist. In today’s harsh intellectual climate, I’d think we are most definitely in need of faeries. :o)
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I am with those who believe there are more things than we see or understand… including other streams of incarnation… in our world. I would not wish to live in a world without wonder.
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Studies have shown over and over that we filter out most of what our senses experience. I had not thought of the relationship to aliens but it makes sense. (K)
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Our physical senses are pretty unrelaible really, when you consider what they allow us to register compared to what we actally experience.
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